Fritillaria przewalskii
| Fritillaria przewalskii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. przewalskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. 1882 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Synonymy
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Fritillaria przewalskii is a Chinese plant species of the lily family. It is found only in China, found in the Provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan.[1][2]
Fritillaria przewalskii produces bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Stem is up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging downwards), yellow with deep purple spots.[2][3][4][5]
The species is named for Polish-Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalsky, 1839-1888.[3]
- formerly included[1]
- Fritillaria przewalskii var. longistigma Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu, now called Fritillaria sichuanica S.C.Chen
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 131 甘肃贝母 gan su bei mu Fritillaria przewalskii Maximowicz in Trautvetter et al., Decas Pl. Nov. 9. 1882.
- 1 2 Maximowicz, Carl Johann. 1882. Decas Plantarum Novarum. Petropoli
- ↑ Maximowicz, Carl Johann ex Batalin, Alexander Theodorowicz. 1893. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 13: 105
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
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